Cliff Halstead joined the Avalanche equipment staff in a full-time role prior to the 2003-04 season. Cliff has been with the organization since Game One in 1995, serving as a stick boy for seven seasons before taking over the visiting dressing room duties for the 2002-03 season.

Halstead is responsible for assisting Mark Miller with all the day-to-day equipment operations.

Halstead, 32, was born in Casper, Wyo., and raised in Aurora, Colo. He is a graduate of Eaglecrest High School and spent two years as an undergraduate at Aurora Community College.